A Sketch of the Modern Languages of Africa: Volume I, Cust

Автор: Peter Burke
Название: Languages and Communities in Early Modern Europe
ISBN: 0521535867 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521535861
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
Цена: 36960.00 T
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Описание: This book identifies and discusses major themes in the social and cultural history of the languages spoken or written in Europe between the invention of printing and the French Revolution. It examines, in particular, the relationship between languages and communities, and between language and identity. A unique, pan-European study.

Название: Languages of urban africa
ISBN: 1847061168 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781847061164
Издательство: Continuum
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Цена: 198000.00 T
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Описание: Presents a series of geographically diverse case studies that examine various issues involved in the study of urban African languages. This book focuses on theoretical issues in the study of African urban languages, exploring the outcomes of intense multilingualism and also the ways in which urban dwellers form their speech communities.

Автор: Georgetown University Round Table on Lan
Название: Languages in Africa: Multilingualism, Language Policy, and Education
ISBN: 1626161526 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781626161528
Издательство: Неизвестно
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Цена: 91890.00 T
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Описание: Explore the layers of African multilingualism as they affect language policy and education. This book includes case studies ranging across the continent, the contributors consider multilingualism in the classroom as well as in domains ranging from music and film to politics. It also reveals how poor teacher training leads to failures in education.

Автор: Kenneth L. Rehg, Lyle Campbell (Editors)
Название: The Oxford handbook of endangered languages
ISBN: 0190610026 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780190610029
Издательство: Oxford Academ
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Цена: 153120.00 T
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Описание: The Oxford Handbook of Endangered Languages, in 39 chapters, is a comprehensive resource on endangered languages. It broadens understanding of language endangerment, language documentation, and language revitalization, and in doing so encourages further research and support for endangered languages.

Название: Slavonic languages
ISBN: 0415280788 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415280785
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Цена: 86760.00 T
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Описание: A comprehensive treatment of all the Slavonic languages, this volume is written by experts in the field, and details the morphology, lexis and syntax, as well as the sociolinguistic profile of each, to enable cross-linguistic comparison.

Автор: Harrison, K. David
Название: When Languages Die
ISBN: 0195372069 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780195372069
Издательство: Oxford Academ
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Описание: It is commonly agreed by linguists and anthropologists that the majority of languages spoken now around the globe will likely disappear within our lifetime. The phenomenon known as language death has started to accelerate as the world has grown smaller.
This extinction of languages, and the knowledge therein, has no parallel in human history. K. David Harrison's book is the first to focus on the essential question, what is lost when a language dies? What forms of knowledge are embedded in a language's structure and vocabulary? And how harmful is it to humanity that such knowledge is lost forever?
Harrison spans the globe from Siberia, to North America, to the Himalayas and elsewhere, to look at the human knowledge that is slowly being lost as the languages that express it fade from sight. He uses fascinating anecdotes and portraits of some of these languages' last remaining speakers, in order to demonstrate that this knowledge about ourselves and the world is inherently precious and once gone, will be lost forever. This knowledge is not only our cultural heritage (oral histories, poetry, stories, etc.) but very useful knowledge about plants, animals, the seasons, and other aspects of the natural world--not to mention our understanding of the capacities of the human mind. Harrison's book is a testament not only to the pressing issue of language death, but to the remarkable span of human knowledge and ingenuity. It will fascinate linguists, anthropologists, and general readers.